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A '''tetromino''', sometimes called ''tetramino'' or ''[[tetrimino]]'', is a four-squared polyomino. The seven tetrominoes are ''I'', ''O'', ''T'', ''S'', ''Z'', ''J'', and ''L''.
A '''tetromino''', sometimes called ''tetramino'' or ''[[tetrimino]]'', is a four-squared [[polyomino]]. The seven tetrominoes are ''I'', ''O'', ''T'', ''S'', ''Z'', ''J'', and ''L''.
==''I''==
 
Other names include ''straight'', ''stick'', and ''long''. This is the only tetromino that can make a "tetris" (four lines with one tetromino) outside of [[cascade]] games.
== The basic tetrominoes ==
===''I''===
Other names include ''straight'', ''stick'', and ''long''. This is the only tetromino that can [[Line clear#Tetris|clear four lines]] outside of [[cascade]] games.
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==''O''==
===''O''===
Other names include ''square'' and ''block''.
Other names include ''square'' and ''block''.
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==''T''==
===''T''===
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==''S''==
===''S''===
Other names include ''inverse skew'' and ''right snake''.
Other names include ''inverse skew'' and ''right snake''.
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==''Z''==
===''Z''===
Other names include ''skew'' and ''left snake''.
Other names include ''skew'' and ''left snake''.
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==''J''==
===''J''===
Other names include ''gamma'', ''inverse L'', or ''left gun''.
Other names include ''gamma'', ''inverse L'', or ''left gun''.
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==''L''==
===''L''===
Other names include ''right gun''.
Other names include ''right gun''.
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== Multimino ==
In ''[[The Next Tetris]]'', Sticky mode of ''[[Tetris Worlds]]'' and ''[[Tetris Mania]]'', and ''[[Jewelry Master]]'', some tetrominoes are ''multiminoes,'' that is, the tetromino itself is divided into visible components.
Though the tetromino is moved and [[rotate]]d as a unit, once it [[Drop|locks]], the individual components fall.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Topics]]
*[[Piece]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Tetromino.html Mathworld]
*[http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Tetromino.html Mathworld]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetromino Wikipedia:Tetromino]
*[http://www.arkmay.com/tetris/pieces.html The Tetris Taxonomy: The Pieces] (Adult audience)
*[http://www.arkmay.com/tetris/pieces.html The Tetris Taxonomy: The Pieces] (Adult audience)

Revision as of 02:16, 29 November 2006

A tetromino, sometimes called tetramino or tetrimino, is a four-squared polyomino. The seven tetrominoes are I, O, T, S, Z, J, and L.

The basic tetrominoes

I

Other names include straight, stick, and long. This is the only tetromino that can clear four lines outside of cascade games.

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O

Other names include square and block.

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T

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S

Other names include inverse skew and right snake.

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Z

Other names include skew and left snake.

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J

Other names include gamma, inverse L, or left gun.

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L

Other names include right gun.

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Multimino

In The Next Tetris, Sticky mode of Tetris Worlds and Tetris Mania, and Jewelry Master, some tetrominoes are multiminoes, that is, the tetromino itself is divided into visible components. Though the tetromino is moved and rotated as a unit, once it locks, the individual components fall.

See also

External links